Ability to open Mastodon/ActivityPub links in the instance of choice / rewrite Mastodon URLs

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop, mobile

Research direction

No implementation files or tests are named. Start by identifying how NetNewsWire opens links, then compare the supplied fedi.simonwillison.net, hachyderm.io, and elk.zone URL forms; done means supporting the requested instance choice and URL rewriting for Mastodon/ActivityPub links.

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Description

mastodon

When I follow a Mastodon feed, the URLs look like: https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/110261018083701225

However, if I want to be able to reply to them, I need to open them from the Mastodon instance where I'm a member, and the URL will look like: https://hachyderm.io/@simon@simonwillison.net/110261019868879151

If I'm using a nicer web UI (eg. elk.zone), the URL I'd really prefer is: https://elk.zone/hachyderm.io/@simon@simonwillison.net/110261019868879151

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